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"The EUROCALL Review" is EUROCALL's open access online scientific journal. Regular sections include: (1) Reports on EUROCALL Special Interest Groups: up-to-date information on SIG activities; (2) Projects: reports on on-going CALL or CALL-related R&D projects; (3) Recommended websites: reports and reviews of examples of good practice in language learning website development; (4) Research papers on CALL related topics; (5) Research and Development papers on CALL related topics; (6) Reflective Practice papers on CALL related topics; and (7) Reviews of new books, CALL software, etc. Articles in this issue include: (1) Facebook for informal language learning: Perspectives from tertiary language students (Antonie Alm); (2) Telecollaboration insights: learning from exchanges that fail (Anna Turula and Thomas Raith); (3) Developing CALL for heritage languages: The 7 Keys of the Dragon (Anthi Revithiadou, Vasilia Kourtis-Kazoullis, Maria Soukalopoulou, Konstantinos Konstantoudakis and Christos Zarras); and (4) Exploring two teachers' engagement with their students in an online writing environment (Nagaletchimee Annamalai and Kok Eng Tan). "Bab.la: Loving languages" (Andrés Piñero) describes assets of the Bab.la web site. Individual articles contain references.

This publication contains 11 papers, all of which reflect the emphasis on literacy that continues to dominate adult education at the end of International Literacy Year. The papers include four presentations from conferences related to literacy held in 1990, one on literacy and peace held in Indonesia and one on literacy in China held in Macao. The 11 papers are: "Literacy and Peace Education: A Maori Viewpoint" (Te Ripowai Pauline Higgins); "The Consumer Movement's Efforts in Peace Building" (Joe Selvaretnam); "Fijian Literacy: Visions for a Literate Community" (Joseph Veramu); "Past, Present, and Future of Literacy Education in Korea" (Soon Chul Ko); "Education Is the Answer" (Catherine Tseng); "Why Adult Literacy?" (Inayatullah); "Literacy and Literacy Activities in Japan" (Ken Motoki, Mimoru Mori); "Strategies for Literacy and Functional Literacy" (W. M. K. Wijetunga); "Literacy and Peace Education" (A. T. Ariyaratne); "Weaving New Life" (Thailand Foundation for Women); and "The Intercommunity Roles of Adult Educators and Extension Workers" (James Draper). An annotated list of eight resources and a review of a book by Edwin Townsend-Coles on non-formal education in Botswana conclude this journal. (NLA)

This special issue of the serial SET for 1996 contains seven newly commissioned articles and four reprints all related to the education of children at risk. This issue includes: (1) "Students at Risk: An Overview" (Margaret Batten, Graeme Withers, and Jean Russell); (2) "Inquiry into Children in Education at Risk through Truancy and Behavioural Problems" (New Zealand House of Representatives); (3) "Tackling Bullying in Schools: The Findings from Interventions" (Mark Cleary, Peter K. Smith, and Sonia Sharp); (4) "Truancy in Adolescence" (David M. Fergusson, Michael T. Lynskey, and L. John Horwood); (5) "Keeping Ourselves Safe: Who Benefits?" (Freda Briggs and Russell M. F. Hawkins); (6) "There Will Still Be Days: Profile of a Truant" (Patricia Berwick-Emms); (7) "Family Violence and Children: Their Experience, the Impact, and How Schools Can Respond" (Paula Shepherd); (8) "Sexual Harassment in School: The Public Performance of Gendered Violence" (Nan Stein); (9) "Why So Many Adolescent Girls Want To Lose Weight" (Vivienne Adair and Robyn Dixon); (10) "The Importance of Classroom Climate for At-Risk Learners" (Cecilia Pierce); and (11) "Violence in Schools: Principals' Perspectives" (Colin McCraith). Each paper contains its own notes. (SLD)

The monograph considers the role of teachers in child abuse prevention and reporting from the perspective of a New Zealand educator. A 1985 study of the author is summarized in which a training program resulted in commitment by 80% of teachers involved to identify and report child abuse and by 60% of teachers to further educate themselves in child abuse and educate children about child abuse. Teacher knowledge level was increased by providing inservice training. Content of the training program included increasing knowledge of: the definition of child abuse, incidence, causes, treatment, and attitudes. Teachers were encouraged to fulfill their roles to identify, report, support, and educate children who are or might become victims of child abuse. The paper concludes with a listing of possible signs and symptoms of child abuse and signs and symptoms of parents who might abuse. (DB)

Five articles on higher education in Australia and New Zealand are presented, along with two review articles. "Australian Higher Education Research and Society. Part I: Post-War Reconstruction and Expansion, 1940-1965" (D. S. Anderson and E. Eton) is a review of research on higher education in Australia and New Zealand since World War II. "Student Motivation and Study Strategies in University and College of Advanced Education Populations" (J. Biggs) describes research on three major motives and three cognate learning/study strategies for two sectors of tertiary education. "Increasing Personal Efficiency: A Case Study" (H. E. Stanton) demonstrates how a poorly functioning academic was helped to successfully reorganize his life and work using time-management techniques. "Learning to Teach" (S. J. Prokhovnik) suggests that lecturing is an art demanding imagination, scholarship, application, and enthusiasm. "Some Alternative Entry Characteristics as Factors in Tertiary Success" (J. R. Lublin) describes research that investigated entry characteristics associated with graduation 5 years later. Finally, review articles of nine books are presented. (SW)

The views of practicing librarians, library directors, and library school teachers are presented in this series of papers on the educational needs of those planning to work in academic and special libraries, particularly scientific and technological research libraries. Included are: (1) "New Trends in Education of Librarians and Documentalists in the Federal Republic of Germany," by Paul Kaegbein; (2) "Ideal Staff for Technological University Libraries," by Elin Tornudd (Finland); (3) "Education for Work in Special Libraries in New Zealand," by Peter Durey; (4) "Education for Information Intermediaries, An Example from the School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, N.Y.," by Gunnel Hessler (Sweden); (5) "Training Junior Staff in a Major Research Library for Science and Technology," by Peter Warren and Dennis Shaw (United Kingdom); (6) "Education for Special Librarianship in the United States," by Kathleen T. Bivins; (7) "The Swedish School of Library and Information Science and the Education of Librarians for Special Libraries," by Chagan Lalloo; (8) "Continuing Education in the 80s: Thoughts of a Service Librarian," by Patricia Gebhard (United States); (9) "Information Transfer: A Conceptual Model for Librarianship, Information Science and Information Management with Implications for Library Education," by Roger Greer (United States); and (10) "Qualifications Required of Staff Members at University of Technology Libraries," by Sven Westberg (Sweden). (ESR)

This quarterly publication contains 13 articles covering various aspects of education and youth employment in Australia. "Youth Employment Strategies: Public Service of South Australia" (Jenny Rhodes) describes opportunities for South Australian youth to enter public service. "School Influences on Retention in Victorian Government High Schools" (John Ainley, Margaret Batten, Hilary Miller) discusses the differences that appropriate programs in schools can make to retention rates. "Are Girls 'Youth'?" (Shirley Sampson) and "The Culture of Our High Schools and Its Impact on Girls" (Margaret Vickers) focus on sex fairness issues. In "School and Work: Some Teacher and Student Perspectives," Lyle Munro reports on the impact of students' part-time work. Susan King reviews "Confronting School and Work," a contribution to the debate on school effectiveness by Peter Dwyer, Bruce Wilson, and Roger Woock. "A Tracer Study of School Leavers in Indonesia" (Ruth Daroesman) and "Teenage Unemployment in New Zealand" (Barrie Stacey) look at experiences in other countries. Current youth studies research is summarized in "Youth Labour Market: The Effects of Unemployment" (C. Blakers); "The Community Employment Program: Job Creation or Work Experience?" (Moira Rowland); and "The Community Employment Program: Valuable Experience for Future Planning" (Annie Kavanagh). The Participation and Equity Program is considered by Gerald Burke in "Demography, Participation and Finance: Some Aspects of the Commonwealth's Guidelines" and David Pettit in "The Participation and Equity Program: One Year On." (KC)